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Checklist for Family Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 (Dung flies)
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4268
12556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4267
12554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4207
12406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3469
10524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
445
1022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
46
371
813
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
35
268
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
32
242
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
21
164
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Heteromyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
2
13
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphaeroceridae
Macquart, 1835
Dung flies, Lesser corpse flies, Lesser Dung Flies
12
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ethiopia
12 Genera with 18 Species
Achaetothorax Hedicke, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Ceroptera Macquart, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Copromyza Fallen, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometopina Hedicke, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Limosina Macquart, 19594SpeciesTaxom
Lobeliomyia Richards, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Norrbomia Papp, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Paraptilotus Richards, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Poecilosomella Duda, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Safaria Richards, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerocera Latreille, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Trisetomyia Richards, 19541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
18 Species
Achaetothorax abyssinica Duda, 1923
Ceroptera crispa Duda, 1925
Copromyza pedipicta Richards, 1959
Gymnometopina haasae Norrbom, 1987
Limosina carbonicolor Richards, 1959
Limosina heteroneuroides Duda, 1925
Limosina nigroscutellata Duda, 1925
Limosina xanthographa Richards, 1959
Lobeliomyia scotti Richards, 1951
Norrbomia costalis Zetterstedt, 1847
Norrbomia demeteri Papp, 1988
Norrbomia fuscana Becker, 1909
Paraptilotus discontinuus Richards, 1954
Poecilosomella longecostata Duda, 1925
Safaria abyssinica Richards, 1951
Sphaerocera kovacsi Papp, 1978
Sphaerocera longipes Richards, 1951
Trisetomyia triseta Richards, 1954

Subnodes of Sphaeroceridae with occurrences in Ethiopia
SubfamilyCopromyzinae
Stenhammar, 1854
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimosininae
Frey, 1921
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphaerocerinae
Macquart, 1835
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Sphaeroceridae at artfakta.se
Sphaeroceridae at dyntaxa.se
Sphaeroceridae at gbif.org
Sphaeroceridae at irmng.org
Sphaeroceridae at itis.gov
Sphaeroceridae at marinespecies.org